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[Atrix 4G General] jey77:
I received the email from the itunes store saying att has successfully activated my iphone almost immediately. Just checked my att online account and saw this

UD1536: Due to a recent data/messaging feature change, your included in plan usage may not be accurately displayed at this time.

It says Unlimited Usage for mobile to mobile and data but I still don't have service with my iphone. can't make a call or call out.

I'm guessing that's the part that takes a bit of time?
[Atrix 4G General] admrusty:
Hmm... I received 3 itunes emails but still nothing on my att. I'll just keep waiting I suppose.
[Atrix 4G General] jey77:
I was able to get my phone to get a signal by just taking my sim card out and putting it back it in. My att account is showing unlimited data but I don't see anything as far as what members on here have gotten.

"Unlimited data + 200 text for $20"

I just have under "Unlimited Usage" - Mobile to Mobile and Data.

Hopefully it updates so I can go ahead and swap it in my new phone
[Atrix 4G General] admrusty:
Where is it that you find your data details listed? I look under the features menu on the right, but still find iphone 3g data plan listed unfortunately, even after activation through itunes.
[Atrix 4G General] jey77:
I was looking on the Account Overview page until now but after checking out what's in "manage features", I see that i'm on the "iphone data plan + 200 text". Unlimited of course.

It's strange but everything changed within an hour after i got past that page on itunes. Trust me, give it some time. It'll definitely happen soon
[Atrix 4G General] churro7:
I am having the same problem

HELP!!
[Atrix 4G General] admrusty:
I received the confirmation email yesterday around 4pm stating it had been activated but it still shows an iphone 3g 200mb data plan on att.com and 611. My phone is however now listed as an iPhone. Would it be affected if my sim has been used in a 3g? Never a 2g though until this activation.

Thanks
[Atrix 4G General] newter55:
Has to be a sim that has never been in an iPhone from what I have seen.
[Atrix 4G General] admrusty:
I just got of the phone with a very nice csr. She said the problem was they need to input the imei number manually. Mine for some strange reason kept showing as an iphone 3g... it eventually went through. She stated that I now have the unlimited 2g plan, BUT when dialing *3282# it shows my 200mb plan deactivated and replaced by a 2048 plan. I'll give it a while and see what says on att.com which is what she said to check in a bit.
[Atrix 4G General] defnow:
i think finally this loophole is close. I created a new account and it still wont go past the "review info screen"...i press submit and nothing... :( ill keep trying.
[Atrix 4G General] admrusty:
The hole still works! (05-14-11)

After my last call to ATT my data never updated to unlimited, it remained on the 2gig plan. I called again to see if they could change it but unfortunately they couldn't so they opened a case. The rep said it wouldn't hurt to try iTunes activation again, but unfortunately the sim I had was already activated. I went to my local store and the rep there said I needed a BRAND NEW sim for it to activate. He also said it usually takes about 10 min for it to be reflected on the ATT site, but he's heard of it taking up to 2 hours. He popped in a new sim for me and I went home to activate. I put it through iTunes and within 10 minutes it showed up on ATT.com!!!! THE HOLE STILL WORKS. Be sure to use a BRAND NEW sim. Just tell them you lost your old phone if they don't just give you one. I'll update once I change it to 3g for my captivate.

Good luck.
[Atrix 4G General] hondasr:
Rigth now i try a new sim card with and iphone 2g but the activation page do not show the iphone active without pass the activation page :confused:
[Atrix 4G General] admrusty:
I just got off the phone with csr to cancel the case they opened as I was able to activate the plan unlimited plan through iTunes. I then called back again to have them upgrade my data to 3g for my Captivate, which they had no issues with. What's funny is my new sim card never connected to the ATT network and when placed in my Captivate it gave me a "SIM not provisioned MM#2" error. I put my old sim card back in without issue and it works... I'm not even going to ask why.

I'll post if any issues arise. Good luck to everyone.
[Atrix 4G General] jororosco:
will an unlocked 2g iPhone work?
[Atrix 4G General] uisgdlyast:
Has anyone else lost their voicemail function after this?

I'm not sure if it was the exact cause because I installed Google Voice, which changed my voicemail settings, but somehow my voicemail account was deleted (may have been from the multiple changes in the att store too).

When I called 611 they asked what phone I had, and then what phone I used to have, which made me a little nervous since I'm a new customer, but going along with the idea that I always had unlimited I said iPhone and the support said they use a different voicemail system and that is why I did not have a VM account anymore.

So I would suggest that people check to make sure they still have an active VM after performing this "upgrade"
[Atrix 4G General] elijahblake:
Yeah, I lost voicemail too, just started using my google voice mail though

Swyped from my cm7 inspire 4g
[Atrix 4G General] hondasr:
My voicemail still working i have an iphone 4
[Atrix 4G General] hondasr:
I try the first time with a never unlocked iphone 2g 4 days ago and it work. Yesterday i try with another iphone 2g but I dont know if this iphone was unlocked, but even with a new sim card and fully restore to 3.1.3 i cant get the activation itunes setup. Instead the iphone active automatically
[Atrix 4G General] admrusty:
I too found my voicemail not working. A quick call to voicemail technical sort revealed that I didn't even have voicemail anymore. They were able to re-add it no problem. I just told them I switch between an iPhone and my Captivate, no questions asked.
[Atrix 4G General] churro7:
i cant get past the final submit even with another sim from att.

has anyone else tried?
[Atrix 4G General] erraz:
Im finally getting an iphone 2g this week, and I think this is the problem m.cultofmac.com/hundreds-of-users-hit-by-itunes-invalid-address-error-heres-how-to-fix-it/95452

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[Atrix 4G General] g33k3r:
Looks like this no longer works.
[Atrix 4G General] nomisunrider:
What a detailed and informative post...
[Atrix 4G General] g33k3r:
The iPhone 2G activation process will not go past the final submit. I called AT&T to figure out the problem and they no longer offer the iPhone 2G unlimited data plan.
[Atrix 4G General] erraz:
Noooooo!!!!!

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[Atrix 4G General] Immix:
Have you tried activating using the trick mentioned a few pages back? For some reason if you use your existing itunes account, the submit button becomes unresponsive in itunes. Try creating a new itunes account during iphone 2G activation and hit submit. It worked for me.
[Atrix 4G General] defnow:
i can also confirm this. after not being able to go past the "review your info" page..i called at&t and apple..at&t claimed they no longer offer unlimited data for the iphone 2g and apple said if its not "submitting" then at&t isnt offering it.

i was to late. :(
[Atrix 4G General] Immix:
Did you create a new itunes account while activating? See my post above yours.
[Atrix 4G General] g33k3r:
Yes. I did try creating a new account and it still does not work.
[Atrix 4G General] erraz:
Thats just sucks, I spent 50 dollars on a paperweight

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[Atrix 4G General] defnow:
same. created new accounts and nothing. oh well..better luck next time. :rolleyes:
[Atrix 4G General] hondasr:
The loophole still work i did it now
[Atrix 4G General] erraz:
I still have hope

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[Atrix 4G General] maxinfo:
still works

Did last night. Same sim that was in my Atrix. Activated through iTunes. When it asks to login to iTunes just click Continue and create another account with a separate email address if you already have one. This is the only way to get past the Review page.

Got 2 order process emails after submit. Received activation email while I was sleeping. Took 8+ hrs to receive order complete email. Also I got a message about messing with my corporate IRU discount when going through iTunes. At the moment the FAN is still there so no big deal.

I switch the sim back and called ATT this morning and got:

SmartPhone Personal	$30.00	N/A	Unlimited

Also had to have them remove Visual Voicemail for the iPhone and activate Basic Voicemail.

This cost me an hour of my time and the cost of the iphone. BTW I have a iphone 2g in the alb area. It has some pixel issues across the middle of the screen but it and the digitizer work. Sell/Rent whatever - PM me.
[Atrix 4G General] g33k3r:
I tried this last night with a new account and it would not go past the final submit page. Tried up untill 12:30 AM Eastern Time.
[Atrix 4G General] g33k3r:
Ok, so I tried using my windows computer and created a new account and it went through!!! It still works.
[Atrix 4G General] grave101:
I did this a few months ago when I first read about it on MacRumors forums. Worked perfectly, I just had to call up AT&T afterwards for them to turn on the switch for unlimited after I did the iPhone 2G activation stuff
[Atrix 4G General] EJL1980:
You need to use an itunes account thats never had the iphone 2G activated on it. I had the same issue.
[Atrix 4G General] sadievan:
After you activate the 2G on a new account, can you use it on your old/existing account?

Thanks,

Carol
[Atrix 4G General] jororosco:
it worked!!

I just wanted to let everyone know that I just did this and it still works. I used an unlocked iPhone 2g, and put my sim from my atrix into the iPhone. I followed all the steps, created a NEW iTunes account and it worked! In about 10 minutes I received an email saying my iPhone was activated and I went down to the att store and they switched it for me. No questions asked :)
[Atrix 4G General] Taas:
selling Iphone 2g...
[Atrix 4G General] jnaldaco:
will the iphone 1st. gen work?
[Atrix 4G General] Made2Last:
Everyone is referring to the original iPhone as the 2g.
[Atrix 4G General] Shehzada:
I'm located in NYC if anyone has a 2G that they could lend or even rent to me.

I will appreciate it.

Thanks.
[Atrix 4G General] fventura03:
does it matter if you already have a $25/mo 2gb plan? will this "trick" over-ride that and upgrade me to unlimited?

i have a 2g around here, somewhere - need to find it and try it out this weekend !
[Atrix 4G General] Made2Last:
It switches you to the iphone plan automatically.
[Atrix 4G General] macntosh:
Automatically? I thought you had to cancel your plan then do this trick. That would certainly remove a few steps.

Friend just got new Iphone 4's and thought they had to cancel plans, do the trick, then upgrade plans.
[Atrix 4G General] defnow:
finally got this "trick" to work. I'm now back on unlimited data. tried again on a PC (was using a mac before) ...and it worked perfectly. WORKS...as of May 19th, 2011 7:04pm Central.
[Atrix 4G General] uphan:
I have three lines in my account with a family plan, employee discount and 2GB data plan in all my lines, I tried many times activating using the method and it didn't work, got tired trying and decided to call ATT. After a long fight with CSR and escalating the issue with a supervisor they did gave me the unlimited data for 30 bucks. I based my claim on the long period of time I have been with ATT and how newer customers are getting the concession. I tried the itunes method with other friends and this time it worked. I found some issues along the way that might bring light to some of you. If you try to activate the same iphone 2g using your itunes account more than 3 times, at some point the system wouldn't let you pass the submit part, that is why you have to create a new itunes account. Remember to get a fresh sim card to activate the unit. After you get the activation confirmation email, a $20 unlimited data package will show up in your att account page. You will have two options, call customer service and fight with them to get your data grandfathered or go to an ATT store and let them do it for you. At this point you will notice some of the csr will do and tell you anything to avoid grandfathering your data. It still works and is there, they can give it to you, just push them a little bit and you will see. Good luck to all.
[Atrix 4G General] shuhngs:
So does this work if you take your SIM card out of an atrix phone, and put it in an iphone original(ie: 2G) etc......create a new account, etc..activate the unlimited data plan, then go into the store and take the sim out of the old iphone, put it in the atrix phone, then have ATT convert the original unlimited data plan to a newer unlimited data that is allowed for newer smart phones, and you are good to go? I've never had an original iphone on this current sim before, it's pretty new got it when i changed from 3GS iphone to atrix...never once I have had an original iphone on any of my att accounts.
[Atrix 4G General] defnow:
that's exactly what i did. For me..it didn't work on a Mac. I had to use a PC.
[Atrix 4G General] uphan:
It should work, if not, try with a new fresh sim.
[Atrix 4G General] uphan:
It don't matter, itunes activation will override your plan.
[Atrix 4G General] erraz:
Does the iphone 4s usb cable work with the iphone 2g

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[Atrix 4G General] defnow:
arent all those cables the same?

but yes it should.
[Atrix 4G General] churro7:
This seems to be over

sent from planet snarf
[Atrix 4G General] g33k3r:
Just tried it on another line and it is still working. I am thinking this only works on Windows because I have tried twice on a Mac with the same settings I used with Windows and it didn't work. Has anyone else had an issue with not being able to finish the activation process using a Mac?
[Atrix 4G General] defnow:
Yes, I did. I tired with a mac a few times and nothing. 1st try with a windows pc and it worked nicely.
[Atrix 4G General] fwdkiller:
There's another way of getting unlimited and cheaper monthly use straight talk but u must buy a e71 Nokia cost us 199.99 at walmart and buy 45 dollar talk card . Everything works great I been useung my iPhone 4 and atrix for a while now .its great at 45 dollars a month.
[Atrix 4G General] erraz:
How does that work do you just switch your sim card to the other phone?

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[Atrix 4G General] five3zero:
Still works as of 5/23.

Followed all the steps.

iPhone 2G -> iTunes

No problems with the submit button.

Received Activation and Activation Complete email within 10 minutes.

Called up AT&T CSR rep.

(Best CSR rep I've dealt with)

Took some time for her to get the grandfathered in unlimited 3G/4G activation code, but she eventually did.

Made sure to switch from Visual vmail to Basic Vmail.

Then called a few times to make sure data and voice and vmail were all working.

Took me about 40 minutes start to finish.
[Atrix 4G General] AudioMaster13:
Could this work for an iPhone 3g? Activate the unlimited plan using the 2g then use the sim/plan in the 3g, at least for the interim till my upgrade? Or would the fact that there are two iPhones mess up the process.

I have the iPhone 3g at this time but am preparing to upgrade to an android soon. I also currently have the 2gb plan. Would this still work with my current sim or would I have to get a new sim, activate it with the 2g, then have a CSR transfer it?
[Atrix 4G General] defnow:
Could this work for an iphone 3g..as in do the process with a 2g then pop the sim in the 3g?...then yes. When I did this I used my iphone 4 sim in a 2G updated my data to unlimited ..then put that sim back in the iphone 4. Your current SIM will work if its never been activated to a 2G to work.
[Atrix 4G General] AudioMaster13:
So even if i have the 3g, because ive never activated a 2g on the sim or the account, this sould still work? and will the sim thats currently in the 3g work, or should i purchase a new, unused one?
[Atrix 4G General] defnow:
the one you have now in your 3G should work..no need to get a new one. Just as long as its never been used before to activate a 2G. you should be fine.
[Atrix 4G General] DroidBabe:
I don't have an iPhone but can I get this to work with a regular smartphone?
[Atrix 4G General] blackrose:
Hello all,

I have never had an unlimited plan. I got an iphone 2g, put my atrix sim in it, then activated it (still waiting for confirmation), at this point, do I put the sim back in my atrix, or wait? Also, do I need to call, or can I do it via the online CSR? Also, can you help me as to what to say to them? Thanks a ton!
[Atrix 4G General] norm688:
I just did this since I just lost my $15 non-smart plan after using it for 2 month with the Atrix. Anyway I follow the OP's instruction and got it on my first call to to AT&T. In other news, I have an iphone 2g for sale that I got off this tread :)
[Atrix 4G General] norm688:
Just say you just upgraded from an iphone 2g and want to keep the unlimited data plan. then they will ask for your Atrix's imei and thats it.
[Atrix 4G General] blackrose:
Guys I got this to work with a little bit easier way.

Got a 2G phone

Plugged into itunes and registered for the 2G unlimited plan

Waited for the confirmation email from ATT

Went online to the website, logged in to my account

Chose to chat with a tech guy, choose the tech question that is not asked, says something like other questions.

Told the rep that I went through a 3rd party who told me that I can switch my 2G unlimited plan to a 4G unlimited grandfathered plan.

I said that the rep told me I could do it, but I wanted to make sure, and that is why I am chatting with you today.

Rep said no problem, read me your emei number.

Tada all done. Checked a website for him and away I went. Took me less than 10 minutes. All of this was done online, did not even have to call anyone.

Said alot of thank you's and good morning stuff... had no issues at all.

Somethings about my account. I have never had a data plan so I thought that may raise an issue, but they did not even check my past account history, nor did they even mention that this plan was unavailable anymore. They just switched me over easy peasy!! I hope this helps some folks out there!!
[Atrix 4G General] Tikerz:
I activated my 2G iPhone last night about 9:00PM. I got two emails saying that my order is being processed. It's 10:00AM now and the phone is still not activated and OLAM still shows my other phone. Am I supposed to get a 3rd email?

How long did you have to wait for the phone to activate?
[Atrix 4G General] ShawnXVIII:
Lol I never thought of that and I work for ATT haha never really needed to though since I'm grandfathered. Good job though :)
[Atrix 4G General] blackrose:
The email that I got said something like, activation complete plug your phone into itunes.
[Atrix 4G General] Tikerz:
Thanks. I haven't gotten that email yet. My existing phone still works. iPhone says no service. OLAM hasn't changed.
[Atrix 4G General] Tikerz:
So after a day of waiting, I ended up chatting with a technical rep online who activated my iPhone and put the $20 unlimited plan on it. It's now showing in my OLAM as iPhone Data + 200 Text - Unlimited!

Now, I guess just put the SIM in my Atrix and head to a corporate store and ask to change to the Smartphone Unlimited?
[Atrix 4G General] xx0505xx:
anybody know if this method is still working as of today?
[Atrix 4G General] erraz:
It still works

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[Atrix 4G General] blackrose:
You dont even have to go to the store, you can do it online. See my earlier post. Works like a charm.
[Atrix 4G General] defnow:
you dont have to go to a store..either call CSR or do it online. I did it online under "manage features"...took a few mins.
[Atrix 4G General] mkaan:
stupid question but :

If i plan on getting a new line with att (currently not att customer) along with an iphone 4 + buying a used iphone 2g for unlimited data what's the best route to go with?

Sign up for the iphone 4 + account first and then ask for a new sim and pop it into the 2g?

I'm thinking once i create a new account with the 2g i wont be able to just get a new line with an iphone 4 since the 2g w/ unlimited data will require a 2 year agreement?

Dont want to have 2 lines from which i will only use 1 for 2 years...
[Atrix 4G General] Tikerz:
So to update, I went to a store and brought in the Atrix and said I wanted to activate it to replace my old iPhone. I told the rep to make sure I kept my unlimited data plan and he said he switched it to the Smartphone Personal Unlimited plan which he showed me on his screen.

So all in all, I went from Atrix to iPhone back to Atrix in about 2 hours and ended up with the $30 unlimited plan. :)

Thanks guys!
[Atrix 4G General] GoodFoot:
Smartphone Personal Unlimited is the current unlimited data plan for any non-iPhone smartphone. Can anyone explain why AT&T even needs a separate data plan type for iPhone?
[Atrix 4G General] erraz:
Next Bill Cycle: 06/12/2011

Data (MB): 21.9 of Unlimited

Data (MB): 1602.1 of 2048 (Deactivated)

Messaging: 0 of 120

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they changed my iphone 2g data plan to this after I put the sim in my captivate, does this mean I have unlimited?
[Atrix 4G General] norm688:
selling Iphone 2g.
[Atrix 4G General] defnow:
yes. (deactivated) is before the new plan was set. The bold part is your new data "unlimited" plan. you can always double check under "manage features" in your at&t account page or app.
[Atrix 4G General] darrycowl:
How much for the iphone 2G?
[Atrix 4G General] erraz:
Just called 611 and changed my data to 30 dollar unlimited

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[Atrix 4G General] churro7:
Doesn't work for me anymore

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[Atrix 4G General] newter55:
Why do you keep posting that it doesn't work for you anymore? It seems you are doing something wrong as I have seen many examples of others who are still successfully using this method.
[Atrix 4G General] gammite:
so apple can get their cut.
[Atrix 4G General] shuhngs:
Is this still working as of 5/26/2011?

So if we have an Atrix 4g, we take the sim out of the atrix, put it in the iphone original, hook it up to itunes, and register the phone to our existing i tunes account,,,we'll have access to convert the phone with the sim in the iphone to unlimited data(ONLY if we never activated an original iphone (2G) for the particular itunes account we are using)?

once/ if this works, we take the sim back out, put it on our current phone, then dial 611, and have then convert our "iphone unlimited data plan" which should be activated when this process is executed, and have att convert it to a general unlimited data plan?
[Atrix 4G General] norm688:
I got it off someone in this thread for $80 so I am selling it for $80 shipped.
[Atrix 4G General] jopherr:
when alls said and done, do you end up with a $20 unlimited or $25 or $30 unlimited
[Atrix 4G General] joeryu:
UPDATE:

I tried this late last night and got an email saying they would notify me when it gets processed, which i got the email this morning. i checked my account online and it now shows the unlimited iphone plan for $20, gonna go to the store later to have them change it over to $30 smartphone unlimited =).

i have a family plan btw also, and a premier/business account discount and those didnt get affected and it still shows my discount.

i can't believe this is about to work... will report back later today after i visit the store. in the meantime i have switched my sim back to my atrix and everything is working as normal (calls/data everything).
[Atrix 4G General] shanghei:
does it have to be an inactive sim?
[Atrix 4G General] joeryu:
my sim was already active on at&t, had switched from verizon on feb 22nd (radio shack) when the atrix came out. i think the sim just never had been activated on an iphone before, which mine wasnt (got it new when i got the atrix) gonna head to the AT&T store later today to have them switch me to unlimited smartphone plan, so far looks like it works!
[Atrix 4G General] rboone18:
Thanks

-illusion